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| *'''Mudaliars of Bangalore'''- Mudaliars constitute a significant percentage of the population in South Bangalore(surrounding Ulsoor Lake, MG Road, High grounds). They are from all walks of the society. Many well-known buildings on MG Road & surrounding were once owned (e.g - Gangaram's, Plaza Cinema). The famous "Attara Kachheri" or the red court house that stands opposite of Vidhana Sauda was built by a famous Mudaliar contractor. Palatial homes surrounding Windsor Manor(5 star hotel) are even today owned & inhabited by wealthy Mudaliar families. | *'''Mudaliars of Bangalore'''- Mudaliars constitute a significant percentage of the population in South Bangalore(surrounding Ulsoor Lake, MG Road, High grounds). They are from all walks of the society. Many well-known buildings on MG Road & surrounding were once owned by Mudaliars (e.g - Gangaram's, Plaza Cinema). The famous "Attara Kachheri" or the red court house that stands opposite of Vidhana Sauda was built by a famous Mudaliar contractor. Palatial homes surrounding Windsor Manor(5 star hotel) are even today owned & inhabited by wealthy Mudaliar families. | ||
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Mudaliars are people belonging to a forward caste originally from Tamil Nadu. Foremost in the hierarchy among the many Mudaliars are the Thondai Mandala Mudaliars who trace their ancestry to the author of the Peria Puranam. Some subsects are forward-caste while most are backward-caste. Varying classifications of Mudaliars include Arcot Mudaliar, Agamudaiya Mudaliar, Senguntha Mudaliar, Poonamallee Mudaliar, Thuluva Vellala Mudaliar, Tirunelveli Saiva,Isai Vellala etc. Some Pillai subsects also claim to be in Mudaliar caste.
The indigenous Mudaliar is illustrious, trustworthy and has brown skin. Most Mudaliar community speak Tamil as their native language, though a few may speak Telugu.
Famous Mudaliars
TRIVIA
- Mudaliars of Bangalore- Mudaliars constitute a significant percentage of the population in South Bangalore(surrounding Ulsoor Lake, MG Road, High grounds). They are from all walks of the society. Many well-known buildings on MG Road & surrounding were once owned by Mudaliars (e.g - Gangaram's, Plaza Cinema). The famous "Attara Kachheri" or the red court house that stands opposite of Vidhana Sauda was built by a famous Mudaliar contractor. Palatial homes surrounding Windsor Manor(5 star hotel) are even today owned & inhabited by wealthy Mudaliar families.
POLITICS
- Tirupur Kumaran-Great Freedom Fighter
- Bharathidasan (1891-1964)- Tamil Poet
- CN Annadurai-Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu & Founder DMK
- P Shanmugam - Former Chief Minister of Pondicherry State and present State Congress Chief
- Bakthavatsalam - Former Chief Minister of Tamilnadu( 1963-1967)
- O V Alagesan - Former Union Minister of India
- V R Nedunchezhiyan - Former Finance Minister of Tamil Nadu
- K Anbazhagan - Former Education Minister of Tamil Nadu and DMK Leader
- Jayanthi Natarajan - Former Union Minister
- P T Rajan - Former Minister of Tamil Nadu
- PTR Palanivel Rajan - Former Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly
CIVIL SERVANTS
- T L Sankar- IAS Officer, Former Chairman A.P.S.E.B, Former Principal Administrative Staff College of India
SOCIAL SERVICE
- M B NIRMAL - Founder of EXNORA International - Chennai
JUSTICE
- Justice S Natarajan - Former Supreme Court Judge
EDUCATION
- Sir. A. Ramaswami Mudaliar - Former Vice Chancellor(15.11.1951 - 31.12.1957)University of kerala Commerce member of the Viceroy's Council
- Dr. A. Lakshmanaswami Mudaliar - First Indian principal of the Madras Medical College,Former Chairperson UNESCO
ARMED FORCES
- Commander V.S.P. Mudaliar - WORLD WAR 2 veteran and Vice-President of the Indian Ex-Service League
MEDIA AND INFOTAINMENT
- Avinash Mudaliar- Writer, Quizmaster, Content Developer. Ex Editor-in-Chief of the Bangalore based music magazine, rave. Director, 3xUS Media Solutions, Bangalore.